Door-hanger



(Model.)

D. MANUEL. DOOR HANGER.

Patented May 19, 1885. Iliff. 3f,

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UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID MANUEL, OF HYDE PARK, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN OR TO HIMSELF, GEORGEHAIGH, OF SAME PLACE, HERBERT C. SOMES, OF MILTON, AND

THOMAS LONERGAN, OF CANTON,

MASSACHUSETTS.

' DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,125, dated May 19,1885. 'Application mea May 28,1884. (Model.)

' T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAvrD MANUEL, f Hyde Park, in the county of Norfolk,State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Door-Hangers, of

which the following is a description sufficiently full, clear, and exactto enable any person skilled in the art or science to which saidinvention appertains to make and use the same,

i0 reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in Which- Figure l is a side elevation showing a.door provided with my improved hangers, a portion of the door andbuilding to which it is attached being represented as broken away. IFig. 2 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line x in Fig. l;Fig. 3, a vertical transverse section taken through the center of thehanger; 2o Fig. 4, avertical longitudinal section taken on the line a inFig. 3 5 Fig. 5, a bottom plan view; Fig. 6, a side elevation showing amodifica tion of the hanger; Fig. 7, an end View of the' hanger shown inFig. 6; Fig. 8, a top plan view of the hanger shown in Fig. 6; Fig. 9, aside elevation showing another modification of the hanger; and Fig. 10,an end view of the hanger shown in Fig. 9, and representing it in use,some of the surrounding parts b eing represented in section.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the differentfigures of the drawings.

My invention relates to that class of doorhangers which are employed forhanging or supporting sliding doors; and it consists in a novelconstruction and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully setforth and claimed, by which a more desirable article of 4o thischaracter is produced than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and'operation of the improvement will be readily understoodby all conversant with such matters from the following explanation, itseXtreme simplicity rendering an elaborate description unnecessary.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the hanger, and B the cap. Thebody. is chambered, as seen at b, to receive thefriction-rolli ers m m,which are arranged in parallelism therein and journaled in suitablebearings `at the frontand rear of the body, as shown ato cl. The cap isprovided with the downwardlyprojecting flange or strap C, by which it isattached to the door, and projects over the rear wall of the body A, asseen at t', to form eaves for preventing the water from entering thechamber b, in whichv the rollers are contained, said chamber beingformed partly in the body and partly in the cap of the hanger. A cir 60cular opening, r, is formed in the lower part of the body A centrallybetween the rollers m, and disposed in the chamber b. Beneath therollers m there is a ball, D, the lowerportion of which protrudesthrough said hole, its up 65 per portion resting against the rollers m.The rollers are curved or cut out at the center, as seen in Fig. 3, theform or curvature of the rollers being such that the rollers bear on theball near their ends only, and not the entire 7c length, thus lesseningthe friction. An elongated slot is formed in the bottom of the body A,for receiving a downwardly-projecting flange, Z, on the cap B, whichpasses 4be tween the rear ends of the rollers, and assists in keepingthem in proper position in the chamber b.

Projecting downwardly from the body A there are four studs or guides, f,designed to keep the hanger in proper position on the 8o track E, asbest seen in Fig. 2, the cap and body of the hanger being connected byscrews g, which pass through flanges p at either end.

In the modification shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8 the cap is not providedwith a downwardlyprojecting iiange, and the end fianges, p, areelongated to receive the overhanging straps F, which are made laterallyadjustable thereon from front to rear by means of the slots andscrew-bolts h, to enable the door to be hung 9o properly with referenceto the track, and freed or relieved in case it warps or binds, the boltsalso connecting the cap and body.

In the modification shown in Figs. 9and 10 the body and cap areconnected at the ends by 95 screws and flanges in the same manner asshown in Fig. 4, and the cap is not provided Y with adownwardly-projecting ange. A yoke or strap, H, passes over the top ofthe cap, and

is made adjustable thereon by means of the screw-bolt t, a slot (notshown) being formed in the yoke to permit it to be moved back and forthfrom front to rear, as required.

In the use of my improvement the hangers are attached to the upper edgeof the door by screws or nails passed through the flange C, as shown inFig. 1, a V-shaped or any other suitable'track, E, being secured to theybuilding above the door. The door is then suspended or supported withthe balls D of the hangers resting on the track, the track beinginserted between the guides or studs f to keep the hangers in properposition.

The modications shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 'are used in substantiallythesame manner; but in that shown in Figs. 9 and 10 the door is immediatelyunder the track, the yoke passing down on either side of it, as seen inFig. 10, and the hangers and upper edge of the door being entirelyhoused by the casings or walls J. l

It will be obviousl that my invention may be used at the top of theAdoor for suspending it, or at the bottom for supporting it, as desired.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim isl. The combination,substantially as set forth, of a hanger-box having acircular opening inits bottom, concave rollers journaled within said box, and a ballinterposed between said rollers and bottom and projecting through saidopening below said bottom.

2. The combination, substantially as set forth, of a hanger-box thebottom of which is provided with a circular opening and withdownwardprojecting studs on opposite sides of said opening, concaverollers journ aled within said box, and a ball interposed between saidrollers and bottom and projecting through said opening below said bottombetween said studs.

3. The combination, in a door-hanger, of an inclosing box or body havinga slot in its bottom plate, and a caphaving a vertical arm which shutswithin the vertical flange of said body and projects into said slot,substantially as described. n

4. The combination, in a door-hanger, of a box comprising a bodycomposed of an angular plate the horizontal arm of Which has a circularopening, a rectangular slot and downward-projecting studs on oppositesides of said opening, and a cap connected to said body and having aninner vertical ange which enters said rectangular slot, a ball withinsaid box projecting through said circular opening, and rollers journaledwithin said box and resting on said ball, substantially as described.

5. The combination, with a door-hanger, of angular attaching metallicstraps provided with slots in their upper ends transversely to thehanger, and screw-bolts passing through said slots into said hanger,whereby the door may be laterally adjusted on the hanger, substantiallyas described. Y m

- DAVID MANUEL. Witnesses:

C. A. SHAW, L. J. VHITE.

